Professor Dr. Ing. Evangelos Tsotsas holds the Chair of Thermal Process Engineering at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg (Germany) since 1994. Prior to this, he was a Senior Process Specialist at the Dow Chemical Company. He has authored about 300 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings, and is the recipient of the Hosokawa Award for Innovation and the ProcessNet Award for Excellence in Drying Research. He has served in various functions in organizations such as the German Research Foundation (DFG), the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and the European and German Working Party on Drying.Professor Arun S. Mujumdar has been Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore, Singapore since 2000. Prior to this he was Professor of Chemical Engineering at McGill University, Canada. He has published over 450 journal papers, authored 2 books and over 100 book chapters, edited or co-edited over 50 books including the Handbook of Industrial Drying. He has been Editor-in-chief of the archival journal Drying Technology since 1988. Recipient of numerous international awards, he has been conferred Doctor Honoris Causa by the Technical University of Lodz, Poland and University of Lyon1, France.

The five-volume series provides a comprehensive overview of allimportant aspects of drying technology like computational tools atdifferent scales (Volume 1), modern experimental and analyticaltechniques (Volume 2), product quality and formulation (Volume 3),energy savings (Volume 4) and process intensification (Volume5).

VOLUME 1: COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS AT DIFFERENT SCALESComprehensive Drying Models Based on Volume Averaging, Background, Application and PerspectivePore-Network Models: A Powerful Tool to Study Drying at the Pore Level and Understand the Influence of Structure on Drying KineticsContinuous Thermomechanical Models Using Volume-Averaging TheoryContinuous Thermomechanical Model Using the Theory of MixturesCFD in Drying Technology - Spray-Dryer SimulationNumerical Methods on Population BalancesProcess-Systems Simulation ToolVOLUME 2: EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUESMeasurement of Average Moisture Content and Drying Kinetics for Single Particles, Droplets and DryersNear-Infrared Spectral Imaging for Visualization of Moisture Distribution in FoodsUse of X-Ray Tomography for Drying-Related ApplicationsMeasuring Techniques for Particle Formulation ProcessesDetermination of Physical Properties of Fine Particles, Nanoparticles and Particle BedsVOLUME 3: PRODUCT QUALITY AND FORMULATIONQuality Changes in Food Materials as Influenced by Drying ProcessesImpact of Drying on the Mechanical Properties and Crack Formation in RiceCharacterization and Control of Physical Quality Factors During Freeze-Drying of Pharmaceuticals in VialsIn-Line Product Quality Control of Pharmaceuticals in Freeze-Drying ProcessesUnderstanding and Preventing Structural Changes During Drying of GelsMorphology and Properties of Spray-Dried ParticlesParticle Formulation in Spray Fluidized BedsVOLUME 4: ENERGY SAVINGSFundamentals of Energy Analysis of DryersMechanical Solid-Liquid Separation Processes and TechniquesEnergy Considerations is Osmotic DehydrationHeat Pump Assisted Drying Technology - Overview with Focus on Energy, Environment and Product QualityZeolites for Reducing Drying Energy UsageSolar DryingEnergy Issues of Drying and Heat Treatment for Solid Wood and Other Biomass SourcesEfficient Sludge Thermal Processing: From Drying to Thermal ValorizationVOLUME 5: PROCESS INTENSIFICATIONImpinging Jet DryingPulse Combustion DryingSuperheated Steam Drying of Foods and BiomaterialsIntensification of Fluidized-Bed Processes for Drying and FormulationIntensification of Freeze-Drying for the Pharmaceutical and Food IndustriesDrying of Foamed MaterialsProcess-Induced Minimization of Mass Transfer Barrier for Improved DryingDrying Assisted Power UltrasoundMicrowave-Assisted Drying of Foods - Equipment, Process and Product QualityInfrared Drying

Auf hohem Niveau vermittelt Ihnen dieses fünfbändige Handbuch den aktuellen Wissensstand auf dem wirtschaftlich äußerst wichtigen Gebiet der Trocknungstechnologie.